I own a 2006 honda civic 2 door coupe. It is currently in the service shop at the local honda dealer as it requires a new transmission only 5700 miles past the drivetrain warranty. It is my understanding that this is a "rare" occurrence as stated by the service manager and usually happens with cars with much higher mileage. It is a manual transmission that as of 2 weeks ago has been slipping, grinding and whirring. I have requested that the honda customer service center get involved due to reports you have published starting back in 2001 about faulty transmissions in civics. There has been no recall since it has been determined it is not a "safety" issue. How can this be?? When you pull out into traffic and your gears slip giving you no acceleration?? I purchased a honda due to its "longevity" and as of this point, I will never purchase another honda again. The consequences of this faulty transmission is that it has leaked into my clutch and requires a new clutch, transmission and driveshaft at a cost to me of over $5000 when I still owe $7500 on a car that's only 4 years old with 65722 miles. I am paying for a rental as insurance does not cover this and I am truly upset that there was never a recall, especially since there are many many reports about honda civics transmission problems dated back to 2001. Its obvious that there is something wrong and would appreciate that you all investigate this further so that no other people have to go through what I am going through.
2006 Honda Civic transmission complaints
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Going up a steep grade the car slows down and eventually stops. Have to wait for traffic to go by then backup into driveway and go down hill. Car RPM up to 5000 but car doesn't move.
We have a 2006 honda civic hybrid that we would like to report a defect on. When the vehicle is shifted to either drive or reverse, the vehicle would suddenly lurch even though the foot is on the brake pedal. A few times where my wife was driving the vehicle she didn't exert enough force on the brake pedal and caused for the vehicle to move even though it was not intended. Luckily the only incident have been minor with regards to the bumper hitting the wall or another vehicle. We believe this issue needs to be fix especially in the event that the vehicle is parked in a steep slope that will cause the vehicle to accelerate and potentially cause a major accident.
This problem occurs only in heavy rain, specially after hitting a water puddle and getting water splashed on the undercarriage. The engine sounds much louder and the car starts to vibrate violently, the vibration is specially felt in the center armrest. This is also accompanied by a temporary loss of acceleration and a rattling sound that sounds like coming from the transmission or the undercarriage. Issue have been reported on many civic 8th generation forum (ex: http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/mechanical-problems-technical-chat/46938-car-loud-during-heavy-rain-help.html). I have contacted my honda dealer as well as honda hotline and they don't know what's causing the problem. And since it only occurs in heavy rain, the dealer was not able to reproduce or diagnose the problem either.
Electronic motor assist (ema) battery failure in a 2006 honda civic hybrid. The car had 60,000 miles on it and the battery that powers the electronic motor failed. When the batteries become faulty: gas mileage is decreased as well as the car's overall horsepower(by about 20-25 hp if I am correct). This makes driving the car unpredictable when in traffic. The $3,000 battery was replaced by honda through warranty(stops at 80,000 miles). Honda had stated that the batteries should last at least 100,000 miles. The batteries seem to be going be failing in 50,000-70,000 mileage area at an extraordinary rate. I believe this may be my second replacement as in 2007 I had a complete ema failure on the highway. The electronic motor assist failed 100%. All the lights on my dashboard turned on and the rpms shot way up. The dealership had my car for over a week and then told me that it needed a software update which takes minutes to update.
Going up steep hill behind traffic going 10 to15 MPH. The car just lacks power and rolls back. Almost hit car behind. Had to roll down hill. It has happened 3 times and the dealer says nothing is wrong.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving approximately 45 MPH the road surface was covered with black ice and snow. The vehicle uncontrollably wandered across the road. An authorized dealer inspected the vehicle and replaced the rear axle linkage according to the service warranty. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 15,000. The current mileage was 63,000. Updated 1/11/09 *cn the rear upper control arm needed to be replaced. Updated 01/14/10.
I have been having problems with my 2006 honda civic lx unexpectedly accelerating while braked. One incident occurred while stopped at a stop sign. The car began to accelerate by itself while my foot was on the brake. In an attempt to stop the car from proceeding into the intersection, I had to apply both feet heavily on the brake pedal. Luckily, no one was crossing the street in front of my car at the time. After this incident, I brought the car to my honda dealer to investigate this problem. Since the acceleration problem did not occur anytime during the service test drive, the dealer was unable to find anything wrong that would cause the car to accelerate unexpectedly. In a second similar incident, I was stopped waiting to exit a commercial parking lot onto a major thoroughfare. Again, the car began to accelerate fiercely. This time I was unable to hold back the car with both feet on the brake. In a panic, fearing I would hit someone crossing in front of my path, I attempted to shift the car into park or reverse just to stop it from continuing forward. The latest incident occurred on 10/3/09 while braked at a corner intersection waiting for traffic to clear down the block where I wanted to make a right turn. This time while my foot was on the brake and I proceeded slowly to turn the corner, the car began to accelerate unexpectedly. This occurred while another car was proceeding down the block towards me. With both feet on the brake, I was unable to hold back the car as I proceed around the corner. As my car continued to race forward, I was fortunate to be able to maneuver around the other car without striking it head on. These unexpected accelerations have been very terrifying experiences and it is even more upsetting to learn from the dealer that this problem cannot be explained or repaired. This problem is truly a safety hazard and warrants further investigation by the honda corporation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic hybrid which was purchased in november 2005. She noticed a significant decrease in the gas mileage between 10 to 15 mpg. She also stated that while driving uphill or accelerating the vehicle would lose power. There were no recalls pertaining to the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 10/26/09. *lj the consumer stated since the vehicle passed the 50,000 mile mark, it looses power when traveling up hill and/or acceleration. The dealer performed computer upgrades but to no avail. Updated 10/26/09.
The RPM stays up when you let go of the gas pedal. Some friends that have the same car reported problem as well.
2006 honda civic sedan with 68,000 miles had two cracks in the engine block causing the coolant to leak and causing the car to overheat suddenly without any warning. Also, the rear tires only last about 15,000 miles before they develop a flat spot. There are two service bulletins issued by honda on these malfunctions but unfortunately they are not admitted as a problem with the car until after the powertrain warranty runs out. Honda dealerships have acknowledged these are defects in the car and are widely known but honda refuses to cover repairs or will only pay for partial repairs. The engine block is a casting problem per the dealership and the rear wheels are a control arm problem which causes premature uneven wear and possible blowout. Honda refuses to pay for the control arms at all. Thankfully we did not have any crashes or injuries due to catching the problem before anything happened. Unfortunately, the first dealership I went to tried to hide the problems and would not acknowledge it is widespread in 2006 and 2007 civic models. I am being forced to pay for a portion of the engine block and all of the control arms to fix the problems.
Last year I had to have the catalytic converter replaced due to failure and at that time I informed the honda dealer service technician hat the RPM's on the car were staying high even when the car was idle. The service tech said they checked the vehicle and could not replicate the issue and said they found nothing wrong with it. Now here we are 16000 miles later and I have a transmission failure. The car makes a clicking noise while in gear no other symptoms at this point. I have taken it to the dealer and they are aware of the failure, but are only willing to help me with 25% of the bill because I performed my own transmission fluid change and the warranty is up. This is the third problem I have had with the car in the three years I have had it.
2006 honda civic hybrid during hot weather the air conditioning was operated on the coldest setting, this caused the high voltage battery to loose charge .when I went to accelerate into traffic the car lost power and had trouble getting up to speed (I was almost hit by another car coming up in the lane) the car was taken into the dealer on 7/17, 8/14, 8/18, 8/27, 9/9 through 9/30/08 during which time no problems were found with the car. On 9/30/08 I took a test drive with the technician and within 5 minutes he was able to duplicate the failure. Upon returning to the dealer his manager told him not to document his findings because honda, although aware of the problem, did not know how to fix it. Because they would not fix the problem and because I could not sell the car with this problem to someone else I traded the car in. I later found the car on the used car lot for sale.
I have a honda civic 2006 (lease) this car has 2 recall one on 8/30/07 and on 11/07 but the dealer never sent me any warning, note, letter or call to notify this situation, I read that by fed law they should contact me and let me know the ricks that this issue can cause me. I called because I had a problem with my car keys code and they told about this and they said sorry because they do not know why I was not notify about this I very disappointed because that is very dangerous and I do not get notify at all, I had 3 cars with the honda all 3 are lease cars so it is not excuse that they cannot contact me also I am living t the same place for more than one year and I got my honda bill every month.
The drive-by-wire throttle system equipped on the vehicle has been very tardy in its response time to throttle-pedal input. This was already a "recall" for this vehicle, and has since gotten worse after the new software was installed on the vehicle. For instance, if downshifting into first gear, quite often will the engine accelerate itself and push the vehicle for extended amounts of time (10-15 seconds) with no pedal input. This has occurred not only in first gear, but also fourth gear and sixth gear, not while downshifting but during normal highway driving conditions. The total number of incidences of this is approximately 10. Luckily I do have a clutch and when depressing the clutch, the engine will raise its revs from ~2000 to over 3000 and then drop off to idle. As well, while shifting gears, throttle response time from pressing the accelerator pedal is slow, and when releasing the throttle pedal there is a 1.5-2 second delay. Not so safe in heavy traffic.
My 2006 honda civic si has problems with gears one (1) through four (4). The biggest problem is the lack of smooth shifting and erratic grinding resulting from shifting through those gears. Grinding occurs when the vehicle is at a stop and the clutch is shifted from neutral to first (1). Grinding also occurs when the vehicle is in motion and shifted from first (1) to second (2), second (2) to third (3), and third (3) to fourth (4). The grinding is most prevalent in the second (2) and third (3) gears, with first (1) and fourth (4) being more minimal. The grinding is also most prevalent during cold weather and/or when the car was not given time to warm up. In addition to the grinding issues of the manual transmission of my 2006 civic si, surging and jerkiness can be felt from neutral to first (1) and first (1) to second (2). Notchiness can also be felt within gears one (1) through four (4).
My 2006 honda civic si has an issue with "hanging revs" that even after the release of the gas pedal the rpms seems to stay steady for 1-2 seconds. The inability of the dbw system will eventually lead to early clutch failure, also there is surging and jerking in 1st-2nd gear. I must say that it makes me very nervous to drive because I can't predict what the car will do. The car also seems to have a notchy, stiff, and grinding 3rd gear that won't seem to go away even with recommended fluid.
(a) notchy shifting (b) resistance going into 3rd gear (c) grinding related to 3rd gear (e) transmission kicking out/popping out into neutral from 3rd.
Within weeks of purchase, returned to dealership regarding excessive grinding of gears, lack of confidence in engaging gear change all when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Dealership suggested it to be break in period or that I wasn't used to a performance 6m transmission (I drive a 2003 nissan 350z 6m). Next visit, resulted from more of the above, I cited website research and reference to transmission fluid not of quality. Dealership did change and problem was lessened. Third visit, had service tech drive vehicle and he came to conclusion that "it would get better with use", I told him that I couldn't believe that honda would accept that solution. I then drove for period of time thinking it was my skills and that it would be better when broken in, until finally, I called out of frustration and concern for my safety because the transmission was actually popping out of third gear to neutral after I felt like it was engaged, or I was having to double clutch/shift and thus, causing me serious safety concerns and near collision/rear end due to the unexpected times it would occur. This last visit to the dealership I was told that the district manager would have to drive and we'd schedule a visit when he was in town. This time they had the vehicle for two days and reported that both dm and service manager drove without any recognition of reported symptoms and nothing was done. I was told they have not had this complaint, they took some compression readings and they would keep in touch. I accepted, but visited my sales person, and expressed my concerns and suggested that I was so disappointed in this "non-typical" honda response that I sell the vehicle. The symptoms persist causing me a lack of confidence in vehicle performance and concerns for the safety of myself, other passengers and other vehicles. Thus, leading me to file this complaint.
The transmission will not engage 3rd gear correctly and causes the transmission to grind and pop into neutral when you think you are in 3rd gear. This issue is dangerous and could cause a wreck. Honda denies the problem but there are several petitions online about this issue. This issue is the worst when it is cold out and the car is cold. It has been doing this since the car got to about 5,000 miles.
1. Problem has been occurring from the beginning. 2. In the 2006 honda civic si there is a grind going into 2nd gear at times, and also 3rd gear does not always fully engage. 3. Nothing was done to correct the failure. The dealer turned a shoulder and stated they were unable to replicate the very obvious problem.
09/04/2007 driving east on I-10, smelled something burning, engine would rev up but car would not go. Coasted over to shoulder (was almost struck in rear by large truck sounding his horn and locking his brakes; I could not accelerate out of his way). Car would shift but would not go. Had car towed to dealer. Invoice stated, "found clutch disc came apart." car had only 26,232 miles on it. Replaced clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing. Cost $1098.68.
On my 06 civic si's 6speed. The third and fourth gear do not engage, when then do they popped out and are rejected. This happens more frequently when it is cold however it also dose it when warm, randomly. The geartrain seems to be very notchy overall and getting worse. I have had this problem fixed by the dealer once but the problem quickly came back. The dealer refused to fix the problem again, claiming that it was not reproducible. This is a common problem and must be fixed. There are hundreds of people in varying climates with this problem. Please refer to www.8thciviv.com in the mechanical section for 200-300 more people that have the same issue.
I took my car in at the end of dec .2007 because it was revving high. Dealer was unable to duplicate. Problem occurred again on 01/27/08 and I immediately contacted dealer morning of 01/28. I currently have a rental. The engine was revving very high when stopped . I thought putting the car into neutral would help,but it only made it rev even higher to even as high as six. They said that they have not had any other complaints of this. It just does not seem safe. I really felt like I needed to hold my foot down on the brake hard to keep the car from charging forward.
When shifting from d to r, engine begins to rev up rapidly. Shifting to n, does not help-only shifting into park-stops the engine/transmission from rapidly accelerating.
1st gear locks out on a dead stop, which means if I were on a hill, I would try to go into 1st gear, and instead of going into first, I roll back and hit whatever is behind me if I cannot catch it in time. 3rd gear kicks back and grinds, which may lead to being rear ended if the driver behind me does not notice this.
The third gear in the 6 speed manual transmission does not fully engage under higher rpms causing grinding and a mis-shift. Causes major wear on the gears and synchros. Dealer refuses to acknowledge the problem and is claiming it is the drivers fault.
I have a 2006 honda civic si. The tranmission has had problems shifting into third gear. On many occasions the shifter has popped out of third gear while driving. I brought the car to honda with this problem. They changed some fluid and hoped it would fix it. It didn't. It's been several months since then, and the problem seems to be getting worse. I hope honda can figure out how to fix this, because it doesn't seem safe.
(1) the event leading up to the failure would be while speeding up and shifting into 2nd gear and 3rd gear sometimes there is a grinding noise, and some other times it pops out of gear totally. (2) the failure that is occurring is that sometimes it pops out of gear and then there is also a grinding noise. The consequences that come with this is while driving on the highway if you speed up and your car pops out of gear it could cause you to crash. Also it is causing internal problems within the car. (3) honda has done nothing to fix this problem, so hopefully they will after the complaints come in.
Honda civic hybrid 2006 problem with random surging: I was driving on hwy 50 eastbound to sacramento, when traffic came to a standstill, then started to move again slowly. Other cars would fill up the space in front of me-I could not keep a car-lengths distance between myself and the car ahead of me. I was stopped and then as traffic started moving forward, I tapped on the accelerator of my honda civic hybrid 2006, and instead of slightly moving forward, my car surged into the car in front of me at a high acceleration-I did not see the exact degree on my dash, but heard the engine revving loudly. I noticed this (to greater or lesser degrees) a handful of times after owning the car for a year and a half, but in those instances, the acceleration may not have been as great and/or I had a much safer distance between cars and I had time to put on the brakes. When this happened I thought, I bought a hybrid-lemon and honda would have to address this-but I found similar complaints online and other reports that honda would not address the issue. This may be in part as the events cannot be readily reproduced to have the issue fixed. Http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/hybrid-diesel-t436p10.html I have owned 2 honda civics (non-hybrid), and I have been a satisfied honda customer until I bought this hybrid. My car is currently at the honda dealer with the damage being assessed (cannot check mileage on the car and other information to fill out all the info you want), and no one yet has called me back from honda. I am concerned about the safety issue above, and whether or not honda will address the problem. Although the random acceleration-surges are uncommon occurrences, they may be deadly occurrences. However, these occurrences should be preventable, if the government would investigate. Sincerely, g. Melendres, md
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